Agenda - EDC 503 Su 2014 - 2014-07-15

• Share from what you've learned so far from Ravitch
• Investigate effects of current reforms on RI schools

Activities

• (25) Opening - How has your research and reading helped you understand education in the news:
  • Undermining Reform
  • General Assembly did its job.
  • How are you using your PKB to help you understand a topic?
• (40) Discussion: Ravitch Ch 13-20
  • Ideas from Thursday's drill
  • Collaborative Mindmap focusing on Chapters 13-20
• (15) Break
• (60) Overview of RTTT in Rhode Island
  • RTTT Overview
  • Discussion: Has RTTT helped RI Schools?
• (40) Introduction to Library Article Databases and Zotero
  • Finding Peer-reviewed articles using your laptop.
  • Using Zotero to capture citations
  • Using Zotero to cite works in Google Docs, etc.
  • How I Use Zotero to augment PKB notes.
    • Using a Template for reading notes.
    • Including citations for what I read.
• (10) Close
• If there is time: A bonus PKB strategy for mindmappers.